Kevin Myrick

About Me

I'm a writer and journalist currently living in Rome, Ga.

Previously, I attended Auburn University where I earned a bachelor's of arts in English with a concentration on creative writing.

People could describe me as a rambler of sorts - having lived in Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, South Carolina and Virgina in my 25 years - but I'd like to think of myself personally as a small town man whose lived a big city life.

Most of my work up to this present point has been in the short form, with the exception of the first draft of a novel I wrote during my junior year titled "Stuck in the Elevator." I've also had a short story and an essay featured in the Spring 2007 edition of The Auburn Circle.

Check out a more thorough resume of my work at Kevinmyrick.com

Why do you write?

I write firstly for the pleasure of telling a story - mainly just for myself - and place the needs of the reader firmly in the back seat. It sounds completely backwards for what writers consider the typical creative process, but its the way I work.

My creativity is fueled by the passion for realism, so many of the stories I craft I look for a simple dialect in the voice of my characters and smart prose. I would say I achieve those goals in about one out of every 10 stories I write.

Any favorite authors? Books?

I could go on and on about the authors and books that I've drawn inspiration from over the past few years, but chief among them are Nick Hornby and his novels "High Fidelity" and "About a Boy;" Garrison Keillor's Saturday radio program on NPR "A Prarie Home Companion" and his novel "Lake Wobegon Days." The work of Mark Twain, Ernest Hemingway, E.B. White, Tom Wolfe, Kurt Vonnegut and even Tom Clancy are chief among the authors on my book shelves.

hey kevin. about that archive mystery in my study: thanks for saying that out loud ('elves'). it was on my mind but everybody would've called me a sentimental old geezer had i said it. or worse, a LOTR fan.